The effects of COVID-19 infection on the thyroid gland can remain even after one year, according to a recent study. Researchers at the University of Milan in Italy found that severe COVID-19 disease impacts thyroid function through a variety of mechanisms.They tracked individuals with thyroid dysfunction associated with COVID-19 illness for a year in order … Read more
Countries that attempted to control COVID-19 transmission with stricter public restrictions had worse mental health outcomes than those which tried to suppress or eliminate COVID-19 transmission, according to a study published in The Lancet Public Health journal. The team led by researchers at Simon Fraser University in Canada used data from two surveys of 15 … Read more
South Africa has seen “worrying signs” of a daily spike in Covid-19 infections over the last week, Health Minister Joe Phaahla has said, as he expressed hope that an increase in the number of cases won’t be disruptive enough to divert the country’s vaccination programme. Updating the parliamentary portfolio committee on health on Friday, Phaahla … Read more
Maharashtra recorded 695 new coronavirus cases during the day. (PTI Image) Triggered by the rising Omicron cases in Maharashtra, the state government banned large gatherings and imposed other restrictions within Mumbai. The state has the highest cases with the new SARS-CoV-2 ‘variant of concern’ in the country till date. Three new cases were reported on … Read more
Winter plays a role in the resurgence of transmissible diseases. Covid-19 cases are ringing alarm bells in Europe yet again calling for the authorities to re-impose restrictions nationwide. Austria recently made Covid-19 vaccination a legal requirement from February next year. The country has also re-imposed a national lockdown as it continued to witness a record … Read more
According to Dr. Bhargava, 595 districts had been reporting positivity rate of less than 5%, while 65 districts have a positivity rate of 5-10%. (Photo source: IE) The COVID-19 positivity rate in the northeast has emerged as a worry for the Centre with ICMR director-general and member of India’s task force on the pandemic Dr … Read more
By Anurag Khosla The decade of 2020s can turn out to be an era that reshapes our healthcare system by innovating and accepting digital technology at its heart. The outbreak and continuous surge of COVID-19 have driven many developments in the healthcare space, the way people seek medical assistance, doctor-patient interaction, at-home delivery models and … Read more
The report said that there might be some “pockets of evidence” that can lead the intelligence to look into the lab outbreak of Covid -19. Ever since the outbreak of novel Coronavirus, how the virus spread has remained much controversial. While the Chinese claim it to have transferred from a bat to a human, many … Read more
Mumbai: Rising COVID-19 cases may come in handy for the Reserve Bank of India to reiterate its accommodative stance to push growth despite rising inflation and bond yields, when the central bank’s MPC meets to decide on rates next week. A prospect of a lockdown adds to the growth concerns even as there risks of … Read more
NEW DELHI: India may not see a second wave of Covid-19 infections or another peak in terms of daily new cases, top epidemiologist Raman Gangakhedkar told ET in an exclusive interview. “In the US, the third wave has started, whereas we will never reach that particular stage because by then the vaccines would be available … Read more